Tag: knowing

Benchmarks are often relative.  Having said that, my Aunt Joe sent the standard for cornbread as well as two types of ...

Years ago, I experienced my first sauna.  Since then, there is a comforting predictability that comes from knowing the impact heat, ...

The Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi opened four days ago.  I have followed the story of this addition to the ...

In exploring a new city, there is a recurring question.  How long did the first settlers take to feel that ...

London cabbies are required to take a test in order to earn the right to have a license.  It takes ...

I like maps.  In any form - paper, GPS devices, and my iPhone – maps work!  The idea that someone ...

On any day there is an endless list of things I could focus on.  I believe if I look long ...

My work life is dominated by cross-cultural conversations.  Frequently, the person I am talking with speaks multiple languages with English ...

I am in a politically charged whirlpool.  Depending on how one chooses to look at the swirling waters, in any ...

I have a stack of requests on my desk.  They range from the benign to critical, simple to pointless (at ...